Congratulations Martin on receiving these two fine honors!
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
#29 Martin Ruiz, TB, Youngstown State, 5-11, 195, Fr., Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)
Set a school freshman records with 192 carries, 1,094 yards and 15 touchdowns…averaged 91.2 yards per game and 5.7 per carry…had four 100-yard rushing performances, three of which were in MVFC play…had a high of 199 against Western Illinois…had 131 at South Dakota and 141 at Indiana State…in league play, rushed for 831 yards on 147 attempts and scored eight touchdowns…averaged 103.9 yards per game…had 1,585 all-purpose yards (235 on 10 kickoff returns and 20 receptions for 256 yards)…scored touchdowns in nine of 12 games.
Voting (Points)
62 -- Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State
43 -- J.C. Baker, Western Illinois
19 -- Jameer Thurman, Indiana State
16 -- Makinton Dorleant, UNI
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
#29 Martin Ruiz, TB, Youngstown State, 5-11, 195, Fr., Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)
Voting (Points)
78 -- Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State
23 -- Jameer Thurman, Indiana State
19 -- Trenton Norvell, Western Illinois
17 -- Trevor Bouma, South Dakota
13 -- Blake Winkler, Illinois State
